Despite FIFA ban, PFL organisers remain confident that a successful first edition will eventually lead to recognition by FIFA and AFC.
![A franchise football league in Pakistan might finally take off [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Global-Soccer-Ventures-GSV.jpg "A franchise football league in Pakistan might finally take off [Dawn]")
August4August 4, 2021
Tag: Sardar Naveed Haider Khan
![Citing differences, Sardar Naveed ‘walks away’ from Ashfaq’s PFF [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Amir-Dogar-with-Shahid-Shinwari-Ashfaq-Shah-Sardar-Naveed-etc-1160x535.jpeg "Citing differences, Sardar Naveed ‘walks away’ from Ashfaq’s PFF [Dawn]")
July21July 21, 2021
Citing differences, Sardar Naveed ‘walks away’ from Ashfaq’s PFF [Dawn]
“I don’t want to be party to that agreement which is basically a sellout of Pakistan football,” Sardar Naveed on quitting Ashfaq Shah's PFF over franchise league deal
![Naveed resigns as PFF vice-president over differences [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Sardar-Naveed-Haider-Khan-interviewed-by-Dawn-News-1160x535.jpg "Naveed resigns as PFF vice-president over differences [The News]")
July21July 21, 2021
Naveed resigns as PFF vice-president over differences [The News]
Sardar Naveed quits Ashfaq Shah group over 'illegal' franchise league deal that did not get approved by the PFF Congress
![Opposition rises from within to Ashfaq-led PFF’s plan of holding franchise league [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Football-display-1160x535.jpeg "Opposition rises from within to Ashfaq-led PFF’s plan of holding franchise league [Dawn]")
July11July 11, 2021
Opposition rises from within to Ashfaq-led PFF’s plan of holding franchise league [Dawn]
Despite no FIFA recognition & internal disagreements, Ashfaq Shah group push for a franchise league with Global Soccer Ventures, a private entity incorporated soon after hostile PFF House takeover
![National U23 C’ship round up [The Nation, The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/National-U23-Championship-2021-Ashfaq-Shah-group-1160x535.jpg "National U23 C’ship round up [The Nation, The News]")
July7July 7, 2021
National U23 C’ship round up [The Nation, The News]
Results and round ups from the National U23 Championship in Abbottabad being organized by the Ashfaq Shah group
![FIFA extends PFF NC mandate despite Pakistan suspension [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fifa.jpg "FIFA extends PFF NC mandate despite Pakistan suspension [Dawn]")
July2July 2, 2021
FIFA extends PFF NC mandate despite Pakistan suspension [Dawn]
FIFA's global writ faces its strongest challenge in Pakistan. The deep-rooted political intrigue in Pak football trumps anything found in rest of the world
![Naveed offers to work with FIFA, AFC, NC to end impasse [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Sardar-Naveed-Haider-Khan-880x535.jpg "Naveed offers to work with FIFA, AFC, NC to end impasse [The News]")
July2July 2, 2021
Naveed offers to work with FIFA, AFC, NC to end impasse [The News]
Sardar Naveed Haider Khan, one of main men in the Ashfaq Shah group, says he is 'ready to play a positive and constructive role if required'
![Football groups fighting for money in PFF account [The News]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/869507-PFF-1428954617.jpg "Football groups fighting for money in PFF account [The News]")
June13June 13, 2021
Football groups fighting for money in PFF account [The News]
Ashfaq Shah group members complain of PFF bank accounts containing FIFA funds frozen by FIFA-recognized NC members via court orders
![Ashfaq’s PFF announces holding of franchise league in December [Dawn]](https://footballpakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ashfaq-Shah-PFF-ExCo-meeting-29-May-2021-1160x535.jpg "Ashfaq’s PFF announces holding of franchise league in December [Dawn]")
May31May 22, 2024
Ashfaq’s PFF announces holding of franchise league in December [Dawn]
Sardar Naveed says TouchSky Group involved with franchise league, but TSG's Ahmer Kunwar denies involvement
May30May 30, 2021
First-ever professional football league in Karachi in December [The News]
Ashfaq Shah group's Sardar Naveed Haider Khan reveals ambitious events calendar plans, including a separate franchise league for 2021